Mina Sue Choi was born in Sydney, on February 21, 1999[5][6] and lived there until she was seven years old. Growing up, she lived in South Korea, Canada, the United States, and China.[7] Choi attended the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she majored in communication studies.[8]
Pageantry
Miss Korea 2021
On October 15, Choi won Miss Gyeonggi Incheon 2021, a
Miss Korea regional preliminary.[9] She participated in Miss Korea 2021 on November 16 and finished 1st runner-up.[10][11]
^Choi, Bo-ran (November 30, 2022).
"최미나수, '미스 어스' 1위... 韓 최초 세계 미인 대회 우승" [Choi Mina-sue, 1st place in 'Miss Earth'... Korea's first world beauty contest winner]. YTN star (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^Oh, Gi-geum (November 30, 2022).
"한국인 최초로 '미스 어스' 우승 차지한 최미나수" [Choi Mina-sue, the first Korean to win 'Miss Earth']. Vogue Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^Lee, Beom-gu (October 15, 2021).
"'미스코리아 지역 예선' 미스경기·인천 眞에 최미나수씨" ['Miss Korea Regional Preliminary' Miss Gyeonggi · Incheon 眞 Choi Mina-sue]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved December 4, 2022.
^Lim, Chaeryeong (August 17, 2022).
"'입주쟁탈전 펜트하우스' 최미나수의 등장+서출구, 낸시랭에 분노..."권력을 얻더니"(종합)" [Appearance of Mina-sue Choi + exit from West, anger at Nancy Lang in 'Penthouse before moving in'... "I gained power"]. 헤럴드팝 (in Korean). Retrieved December 4, 2022.